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Daniel, Beth

Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour, LPGA, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, with headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida runs a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world from February to November each year. The LPGA was founded in 1950 by a group of 13 women. LPGA Tour's events are held in the United States.

Daniel, Beth was born on 14th October 1956, in Charleston, South Carolina. Her height is 5 foot 11 inches and she resides in Delray Beach, Florida. Her Rookie year was 1979. Her playoff record is 5 to 6 and international victories are 4. She started playing golf at the age of 6. She won the 1981 Seagrams Seven Crowns of Sport Award for Women’s Golf. She also won the 1990 United Press International Female Athlete of the Year and was inducted into the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame in September 1995. She also qualified for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame in February 1999 and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on November 20, 2000.

In 1979, she won the Patty Berg Classic and was named LPGA Rookie of the Year. In 2002, she finished second at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship and was a member of the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team, posting a 1-1-1 record. In 2004, she finished second at the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women’s Open, where she crossed the 8 million dollar mark in career earnings.

Her LPGA victories include 1979 Patty Berg Classic. 1980 Golden Lights Championship, Patty Berg Golf Classic, Columbia Savings LPGA Classic, World Championship of Women‘s Golf, 1981 Florida Lady Citrus, World Championship of Women’s Golf, Mazda LPGA Championship, Northgate Classic, Rail Charity Golf Classic, Centel Classic, 1991 The Phar- Mor at Inverrary, McDonald’s Championship, 1994 LPGA Corning Classic, Oldsmobile Classic and JAL Big Apple Classic and many more.

Daniel, Beth with all her dedication and devotion in her play achieved many goals in her overall athletic career. She had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. She never lost hope in herself and always fought hard to achieve her goal. She is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of golf.

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